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Improving tunnel tomato production by picking the low-hanging fruit with Vern Grubinger from the University of Vermont
Episode 148
As the Vegetable and Berry Specialist at the University of Vermont for 35 years, Vern has a lot of experience with helping growers improve their high…
4 months, 1 week ago
Introducing the Western Arid Growers Network (WAGN) with Nella Mae Parks and Maud Powell in Oregon
Episode 147
We get together with Nella Mae Parks and Maud Powell this week to discuss the challenges of farming in arid environments, and a new network they are …
4 months, 2 weeks ago
Sarah Gretsinger of The Kale Next Door on scaling down and intensifying production in Akron, Ohio
Episode 146
Sarah Gretsinger worked for other farms for over a decade before starting her urban farm, The Kale Next Door, on the land around her house in Akron, …
4 months, 3 weeks ago
Making and evaluating biologically active compost with Jason Gearheart of Integrated Elements Compost in Indiana
Episode 145
Whether buying or making your own, how do you tell if compost is any good? We go deep on this question with Jason Gearheart of Integrated Elements Co…
5 months ago
End of year tax and accounting strategies from farmer/CPA Sarah Scott of Scott Farm & Flower in New York State
Episode 144
As we approach the end of the year, we wanted to check in with farmer/CPA Sarah Scott to ask about tax and accounting best practices to make sure gro…
5 months, 1 week ago
Ellen Polishuk on what she learned from 30+ years of farming and how to keep learning from other farmers
Episode 143
After retiring from more than 30 years of farming, much of it at Potomac Vegetable Farms in Virginia, Ellen Polishuk started Plant to Profit to keep …
5 months, 2 weeks ago
Turtle Tree Seed founder Beth Everett on 45+ years of farming at Meadowlark Hearth farm in Nebraska
Episode 142
Learn about the origins of Turtle Tree Seeds, and why co-founder Beth Everett returned to her family’s fourth-generation farm in this week’s podcast …
5 months, 3 weeks ago
Scaling up, scaling down and finding the right farm size over 20+ years of farming with Chris Jagger of Blue Fox Farm in Oregon
Episode 141
After starting the farm over 20 years ago, Chris Jagger and his family scaled Blue Fox Farm from very small up to about 45 acres, including a lot of …
6 months ago
How to plan for and bounce back from flooding with Noah Poulos of Wild East Farm in North Carolina
Episode 140
Wild East Farm was one of many in North Carolina that suffered from catastrophic flooding during Hurricane Helene in September 2024. Parts of the sta…
6 months, 1 week ago
Raising standards for produce and soil quality with Laura Llewellyn of Chimalow Produce in Washington State
Episode 139
With over 20 years of farming experience, hear how Laura Llewellyn grew Chimalow Produce to maximize soil and veg quality, based on the idea that hea…
6 months, 2 weeks ago